The Wiley Guide to Project Organization and Project Management Competencies

by Morris, Peter W. G.; Pinto, Jeffrey K.

• ISBN13: 9780470226834
• ISBN10: 0470226838
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-21
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

A guide to the human factors in project management: knowledge, learning, and maturity The Wiley Guides to the Management of Projects address critical, need-to-know information that will help professionals successfully manage projects in most businesses and help students learn the best practices of the industry. They contain not only well-known and widely used basic project management practices but also the newest and most cutting-edge concepts in the broader theory and practice of managing projects. This third volume in the series covers a range of organizational and people-based topics that are occupying the project management world today. The essence of project management represents a "people" challenge-the ability to appreciate and effectively employ the competencies of all those who are associated with the project development and delivery process. This book explains how you can more successfully manage a project from inception through delivery by learning how to handle critical issues around structure, teams, leadership, power and negotiation, and the whole area of competencies. The expert contributors also include chapters on global project management knowledge and standards, the role of project management associations around the world, project management maturity models, and other key topics. Complete your understanding of project management with these other books in The Wiley Guides to the Management of Projects series: * The Wiley Guide to Project Control * The Wiley Guide to Project, Program & Portfolio Management * The Wiley Guide to Project Technology, Supply Chain & Procurement Management

Author Biography

Peter W. G. Morris is Professor of Civil Engineering, Department of Civil & Structural Engineering, UMIST, Manchester, United Kingdom. Professor Morris is also Vice President of the Association for Project Management and Vice Chairman of the International Project Management Association.

Jeffrey K. Pinto is a Professor at the School of Business, Pennsylvania State University, Erie, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

An overview of behavioral issues in project management	p. 1
Project management structures	p. 20
Contemporary views on shaping, developing, and managing teams	p. 39
Leadership of project teams	p. 70
Power, influence, and negotiation in project management	p. 89
Managing human resources in the project-oriented company	p. 117
Competencies : organizational and personal	p. 143
Projects : learning at the edge of organization	p. 168
The validity of knowledge in project management and the challenge of learning and competency development	p. 193
Global body of project management knowledge and standards	p. 206
Lessons learned : project evaluation	p. 253
Developing project management capability : benchmarking, maturity, modeling, cap analyses, and ROI studies	p. 270
Project management maturity models	p. 290
Professional associations and global initiatives	p. 312
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